Friday, April 5, 2013

Steamy: Vogue Hommes International exposes model Jarrod Scott in all his glory, as the pages unfold, his clothes disappear (cover has been cropped here)

Vogue Hommes International is no stranger to controversial covers.
The fashion magazine caused a stir when they shot a male model seemingly choking his female counterpart for their September cover last year, which advocacy groups claimed glamorized domestic violence.
And now they have splashed male model Jarrod Scott across the pages of their spring/summer 2013 issue - completely in the nude.

Finely honed: Scott was scouted by a photographer whilst on holiday in the Philippines (picture shows a shoot for FTAPE.com)

Posing on the cover of the magazine with a jacket draped over his naked torso, the model has his hand down his open trousers with his hand inside. Twitter users were quick to comment on the hair visible around his open flies.
In many of the editorial shots within the Paris-based magazine - which were shot by acclaimed photographer Sølve Sundsbø - the Australian-born model wears clothes by from Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Dolce & Gabbana and Hermes.

But as the shoot progresses it becomes a strip-tease, with each image showing Scott in a further state of undress, until he is completely naked.
Speaking about his debut cover shoot, he told Vogue Paris: 'It's amazing because I never see myself in this way.'
When asked about posing in the nude, he added: 'It was more towards the end of the day, and it was talked about a lot, but I thought: "I'll do it anyway."'

Twitter reaction: The Twittersphere were shocked and impressed in equal measure